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This update adds more definitions to the Junk Email Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007. These definitions evaluate whether an unread email message should be treated as a junk email message. This update was released on October 9, 2012.

Installation details

How to obtain and install the update

The following
file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

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Download the update package now.

For more information about how to
download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/
)
How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent
any unauthorized changes to the file.

How to determine whether the update is installed

This update contains the file that has the version that is listed in the following table:

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File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Outlfltr.dat

14.0.11628.620

3,610,824

18-Sep-12

1:28

To determine the version of the files that are installed on the computer, follow these steps, as appropriate for the operating system that you are running.

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Windows 7

Click Start, and then click Computer.

In the Search Computer box, typeOutlfltr.dat, and then press Enter.

Right-click Outlfltr.dat, and then click Properties.

On the General tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows Vista

Click Start

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, and then
click Search.

Click Advanced Search.

In the Location box, click Local
Hard Drives.

In the Name box, type
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Search.

In the list of files, right-click
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Properties.

On the General tab, note the properties of
the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

Windows XP

Start Search Companion. To do this, click
Start, and then click Search.

In the Search Results window, click All files and
folders in the Search Companion pane.

In the All or part of the file name box,
type Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Search.

In the list of files, right-click
Outlfltr.dat, and then click
Properties.

On the General tab and on the
Version tab, note the properties of the Outlfltr.dat file that is installed on the computer.

How to uninstall this update

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Click Start, and then click Run.

Type Appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.

Use one of the following procedures, depending on the operating system that you are running.

Windows 7 and Windows Vista

Click View installed updates.

In the list of updates, click update 2687407, and then click Uninstall.

Windows XP

Click to select the Show updates check box.

In the list of updates, click update 2687407, and then click Remove.

Information for administrators about .msp files

This update consists of a full-file Microsoft Windows Installer file (.msp file). The .msp file is packaged in a self-extracting executable file. The following .msp file is distributed in this update:

Outlfltr.msp

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Information for administrators about how to reinstall specific components

If you update your administrative installation point, and then you
recache and reinstall Office Outlook 2007 on client computers, you can run a
command-line command that includes the REINSTALL=[ list of features ] property. This property specifies whether you want to reinstall specific components of Outlook 2007 from the administrative image.

For this update, the value for the REINSTALL=[ list of features ] property is as follows:

OUTLOOKFiles

Or, you can use the REINSTALL=ALL property to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client computer.

For information about how to distribute product updates for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, go to the following Microsoft website:

For more information about the junk email message filtering policy for Outlook and for Microsoft Exchange Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

954199
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954199/
)
Description of the policy for how email is filtered by the junk email filters in Outlook or in Exchange Server

The Office System TechCenter contains the latest administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of Office. For more information about the Office System TechCenter, go to the following Microsoft website: